‘Tis the season for counterfeit Coachella posters, as the three-day tastemaking mega-festival quickly approaches and music fans invent dream lineups or needle the event in snarky fashion. One of the funnier Fauxchella fliers on the Interwebs (other than the one with nothing but fictional bands) is a satirically ironic lineup…
The Valley’s music scene is grieving the sudden and unexpected death of local DJ and promoter Richie Gimbel, who lost his life over the weekend.According to friends, the 32-year-old (who performed as Craigslist Killa and was also known as Ressless Legz) passed away in his sleep sometime Saturday night or…
House music is inherently uplifting and energizing. It makes you wanna get of that ass and get crazy on the dance floor. That certainly was the case at the Phoenix Convention Center on Sunday, January 15, when the House for Hunger Tour arrived in town.Hundreds of house-heads, party monsters, and…
If your sketchbooks are full of creative takes on your favorite scenes from Spiderman, Batman, and the Fantastic Four, the organizers of the Phoenix Comicon wanna see your stuff. Event coordinators are currently seeking submissions for the annual badge art contest for this year’s version of the ultra-popular comic book and…
When Jason Kiningham opened the doors of Red Hot Robot for the final time this past weekend to sell off the remainder of the store’s merchandise, there wasn’t much left to sell.”I told people that everything had to go and everything did go,” Kiningham says, “Almost amazingly so.” After announcing…
As reported by our sister blog Jackalope Ranch last week, the people behind Monsterland (the two-story haunted house and slasher movie museum located on Main Street that opened last October) are currently planning on transforming part of its property into a nightspot and dance emporium. Monsterland co-owner Kevin Wynn says right now…
As a result of the four-game skid, Planet Orange is lingering near the bottom of the Pacific Division and Western Conference standings with a 4-8 record. The first loss of the weekend came on Thursday night when the Cleveland Cavaliers came to US Airways Center on conquered Phoenix 101-90. While…
Danny “Scooby” Morales and House Magana are both way old-school. Besides being founding members of the Furious Styles Crew dance collective when it started close to two decades ago, they’ve been involved with the local hip-hop scene since the mid ’90s (and also threw plenty of off-the-hook house parties way…
Despite the fact that Downtown Mesa took a major hit last month when two of its beloved businesses (Evermore Nevermore and The Royale) closed down, there’s no need to think it’s the beginning of the end for the area’s recent resurgence. After all, Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row has weathered the loss…
If you’ve ever seen the Red Hot Chili Peppers live and in concert, no doubt you’ve witnessed lead singer Anthony Kiedis bouncing around the stage like a silly little freak. Thanks to a recent foot surgery (which involved removing a crushed sesamoid bone and repairing a detached flexor tendon), the…
Actor Jason Mewes has had a colorful life, to say the least. He’s become a hero to slackers, stoners, and college kids everywhere after spending the better part of the last 18 years playing Jay, the foul-mouthed, drug-dealing sidekick to Silent Bob in the comedies of director Kevin Smith.In real…
Thursday 12 16th Street Bar & Grill: Kickback Thursdays with DJ Cedric Ceballos (hip-hop, classics, neo-soul, reggae, R&B, Top 40, old school) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ Idenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Bobby Q’s: Capricorn B-Day Bash with DJ Phlava, Judge Da Boss, & Petey Wheatstraw…
Old age is hell. For most cats, the relentless march of Father Time tends to weaken the joints, gray the features, and dull the mind. Well, unless they happen to be Kevin Smith, that is. In the case of the 41-year-old geek gadfly and auteur of such iconic comedies as…
When Tim Bergling started crafting electronica in 2008 in the bedroom of his Stockholm residence, he drew inspiration from his countryman Eric Prydz and the members of the Swedish House Mafia. Flash-forward to 2012, and the 22-year-old artist (now known as Avicii) is sharing the bill with his heroes at…
The next time the fact-finders at the CIA revise the entry for Germany in their popular World Factbook, they really oughta update the country’s list of major exports to include house music alongside high-octane beer, schnitzel, and household goods. Das Vaterland has been fertile ground for birthing practitioners of inexorably…
Comic book geeks everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to Bryan Singer. The film director (who first rose to fame with his complex neo-noir thriller The Usual Suspects) helped spark the superhero movie trends back in 2000 when X-Men hit multiplexes everywhere. The mutant movie trend scored $296 million at…
Conversely, when the team fails to make the century mark, it results in a loss, much like last night’s 99-83 defeat by the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center. Despite getting a rousing start (including leading 19-10 after a trio of buckets by Channing Frye) and staying competitive with…
The average shopping cart found at your neighborhood grocery store is a fairly sturdy beast. It can not only withstand the ordinary bumps and scrapes of the supermarket aisle, but also the collisions and calamities of the yearly Phoenix Idiotarod. And believe us, there’s plenty of crash-bang action taking place…
The nightclubs and bars of Washington Street were alive with music and packed with people this past weekend, save for one spot. Club Silver, the one-story dance joint that specializes in hip-hop and Latin nights, was darker than a moonless night as it recently has been closed down. According to…
Stereo HD Fridays isn’t happening tonight at Cream Stereo Lounge in Scottsdale, nor is Ultimate Saturdays, Blush Thursdays, or any of the club’s other theme nights. In fact, absolutely nothing’s been happening at the club recently, as Cream is currently undergoing a complete makeover and renovation.According to a few Scottsdale…
It was part street festival, part rave, and totally fun. The Valley’s edition of the Decentralized Dance Party took place on Wednesday night was arguably one of the more unique events to ever happen in Phoenix. A massive horde of participants gathered outside of the Arizona Science Center, equipped themselves…
Thursday 5 Afterlife: Thumpin’ Thursdays (various) Bar Smith: Ladies Night with DJ Idenaty, DJ EC Rock, & DJ Oh-Jezus (various) Capitol Sports Lounge: DJ Danny Peru (old school, Latin, Top 40) Crescent Ballroom: Boomstick! with Fast Eddie, Jared Alan, BC/AD, President Gator, Fast Eddie, & more (various) Dollhouse Cocktail Lounge:…
